d-mar: As long as I can remember, that Denver altitude has been a problem for visiting teams. For a defensive juggernaut like the Bulls to go in and get steamrolled like that really tells you that there’s something other than just loud fans giving them a big home court advantage

Denver and Utah get an altitude boost, it’s nice for getting better positioning in the playoffs but it means their record/differential have to be adjusted before the playoffs. Nuggets have lost to a team with a worse SRS in the playoffs the last 2 years, and neither of those teams was particularly good.

]]>By: Owenhttp://KnickerBlogger.Net/knicks-morning-news-thursday-feb-07-2013/#comment-419299
Fri, 08 Feb 2013 13:24:12 +0000http://KnickerBlogger.Net/?p=10991#comment-419299I think Utah benefits as well from the altitude. Plus there is some scheduling quirk that brings people to Denver on the second night of a b2b more frequently than other teams, as I recall. Or at the end of long West Coast swings.

They are a really good team though now that all the cylinders are firing. Gallo is looking about the way he is supposed to now after a dreadful, and I mean dreadful start to the season.

And tha front court depth is pretty amazing. I love kosta koufos. And Faried and McGee are fun to watch.

Just of the record, I did check b ref and the Nuggets did pass us in SRS. Totally meaningless but somehow it hurts. Their entire team other than Miller is under 30 and other than Iggy is under 25 I think…..

BigBlueAL: Doubt this win takes them fro a 3.90 SRS past the Knicks who have a 4.48 SRS.Really is amazing how much better Denver is at home vs the road, 22-3 compared to 10-15.Knicks are 12-10 on the road and 11-7 vs the West so far so while they certainly benefit from playing in the East they arent just beefing up their record by beating scrub East teams at home.

As long as I can remember, that Denver altitude has been a problem for visiting teams. For a defensive juggernaut like the Bulls to go in and get steamrolled like that really tells you that there’s something other than just loud fans giving them a big home court advantage

]]>By: Brian Croninhttp://KnickerBlogger.Net/knicks-morning-news-thursday-feb-07-2013/#comment-419297
Fri, 08 Feb 2013 09:44:37 +0000http://KnickerBlogger.Net/?p=10991#comment-419297Boozer for Bargnani rumor swirling. Go for it, Chicago! Use your cheapness to make your team worse! Woohoo!
]]>By: Brian Croninhttp://KnickerBlogger.Net/knicks-morning-news-thursday-feb-07-2013/#comment-419296
Fri, 08 Feb 2013 07:05:13 +0000http://KnickerBlogger.Net/?p=10991#comment-419296Yeah, a quick check shows that in his first 24 games he shot 31.1% from three and in his last 24 games he has shot 42.6% (his first 12 games he shot 21.7% from three. Yikes). Quite a change. Maybe that wrist injury finally stopped bothering him?
]]>By: Brian Croninhttp://KnickerBlogger.Net/knicks-morning-news-thursday-feb-07-2013/#comment-419295
Fri, 08 Feb 2013 06:59:47 +0000http://KnickerBlogger.Net/?p=10991#comment-419295I can’t believe Gallo is shooting 37% from three! He started the season shooting so poorly from beyond the arc that he must be on one hell of a hot streak to get it back up to 37%.
]]>By: BigBlueALhttp://KnickerBlogger.Net/knicks-morning-news-thursday-feb-07-2013/#comment-419294
Fri, 08 Feb 2013 06:32:32 +0000http://KnickerBlogger.Net/?p=10991#comment-419294

Doubt this win takes them fro a 3.90 SRS past the Knicks who have a 4.48 SRS. Really is amazing how much better Denver is at home vs the road, 22-3 compared to 10-15. Knicks are 12-10 on the road and 11-7 vs the West so far so while they certainly benefit from playing in the East they arent just beefing up their record by beating scrub East teams at home.